Ch. 18: Toddler through Adolescence Flashcards
Toddlers are children of ages -
1-2
Preschoolers are children of ages -
3-5
Children need to eat ____, small meals and ___-dense foods
Frequent, small meals
Nutrient-dense foods
Children should be in the ____ position when they eat
sitting
For micronutrients, children especially need ___, ___, and vitamin __
Calcium
Iron
Vitamin D
an ___ deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency among young children between 6months and 3 years
Iron deficiency
Adolescents are children from ages __-__ years
9-19
A school lunch will provide about ____ of the kcals children need in a day
1/3
If children eat breakfast and lunch at school, they should already have consumed over ___ of the kcals they need in a day
over 1/2